Fri. Apr. 22, 2016• Earth Day Celebration!

Celebrate Earth Day at UCR Palm Desert! Earth Day is a time to reflect and focus on food security and access, nutrition, sustainability, and community. Join us for a workshop from the Earthwatch Institute and a screening of the award-winning Food Chains.

4-5:30pm Friday, April 22, 2016: Earthwatch Institute WorkshopJoin the Earthwatch Institute to learn how to take urban tree measurements and participate as a citizen scientist in their Focal Trees project, a joint research initiative between the Earthwatch Institute and UC Riverside. The data collected will be used by scientists at UC Riverside to determine the water usage and cooling benefits of common urban tree species in a climate gradient ranging from the desert to the ocean, and build urban resiliency in Southern California.

6pm Friday, April 22, 2016: Screening of Food ChainsIn the exposé documentary, Food Chains, an intrepid group of Florida farm workers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through the Fair Food program, which partners growers with retailers to improve working conditions for U.S. farm laborers.

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The University of California has been active in the Coachella Valley for nearly 100 years, initially supporting the agriculture industry and more recently impacting modern growth issues through research in areas such as transportation, air quality, health, and habitat conservation. The UCR Palm Desert Center, established in 2005, serves as a base for UCR’s teaching and research in the desert, providing graduate education to the Coachella Valley through its innovative Master of Fine Arts Low Residency Creative Writing program, continuing education opportunities, and quality public lectures and programs in the arts, humanities and sciences.